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Post by Bertie on Jul 7, 2008 7:14:22 GMT
I know that this will probably be too easy for you lot, but the following question stumped me: Which familiar symbol, found on any computer keyboard, is known as a 'strudel' in Hebrew; an 'elephant's trunk' in Danish and Swedish*; a 'snail' in Welsh; and a 'rollmop herring' in Czech and Slovak?*Probably makes it too easy for some members here. I discovered that I had not previously known or used the correct English term for this symbol. PS Is the subject of this thread, which is common usage, tautological?
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Post by Dave on Jul 7, 2008 8:02:31 GMT
@ ?
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Post by Pete on Jul 7, 2008 8:27:01 GMT
or @
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Post by Dave on Jul 7, 2008 8:40:08 GMT
That's what's ahead of the question mark--highlight the area to see it better. ("Hidden" for those who want to continue the quest.)
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Post by Paul Doherty on Jul 7, 2008 9:13:05 GMT
Yes, I concur. "Commercial At".
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Post by Paul Doherty on Jul 7, 2008 9:14:15 GMT
And I don't think "Quiz Question" is tautological. There are questions which are not part of a quiz, after all.
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Post by Alan Palmer on Jul 7, 2008 15:09:29 GMT
I have been beaten to it by three other members, but agree: 'Commercial At' is is.
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Post by David on Jul 7, 2008 15:28:54 GMT
The Italians also call it 'snail': chiocciola
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Post by Pete on Jul 7, 2008 16:46:52 GMT
That's what's ahead of the question mark--highlight the area to see it better. ("Hidden" for those who want to continue the quest.) Confused. Why hide it?
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Post by Bertie on Jul 7, 2008 17:05:21 GMT
But nobody has yet given the correct answer. What is an '@' known as correctly?
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Post by Tone on Jul 7, 2008 20:25:41 GMT
OK then: the asperand. Tone
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Post by Paul Doherty on Jul 7, 2008 20:27:45 GMT
But nobody has yet given the correct answer. What is an '@' known as correctly?
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Post by Tone on Jul 7, 2008 20:31:15 GMT
Paul, Look above! Tone
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Post by Paul Doherty on Jul 7, 2008 20:32:35 GMT
Asperand. Answers.com has withdrawn its "asperand" defintion, and I can't find any half-way reputable sources for it. Seems like a misremembered "ampersand" to me. I'd say it's not a word that has much legitimacy at the moment. Google finds a few references, of course, but none of the ones I looked at seemed very credible. It's certainly not "the correct" name for the @ symbol.
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Post by Tone on Jul 7, 2008 20:35:55 GMT
Paul, I was just trying to satisfy Bertie (why?). Let's see what he/she comes up with.
Tone
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